The Westwood home at 10844 Rochester Ave., LA CA 90024 lasted about six months on the market before entering escrow for the last time on 1/10/14. Listed back in July of 2013, the home received (3) six figure price reductions during the listing term. The home was originally listed at $2,695,000 and has been in escrow briefly at least twice. Previously, this lot was purchased as a tear down in 2011 for $750k (pictured to the left) and is now a new construction contemporary style home. It is one of the few new(er) construction homes in Westwood and in the south of Wilshire area in quite some time.
On 2/14/14, 10844 Rochester Ave closed about 93%of the asking price at$2,135,000 |$627 $/sf|. According to the MLS, the home is a 5 bedroom / 4 bath, 3,400 sf of living space on a 6,305 sf lot.

The Westwood home at 2146 Glendon Ave LA CA 90025 received a price reduction of 3.63% or $49,000, down to $1,300,000 |$/sf 805|. Listed January 21st, 2014 for $1,349,000, this is the 1st price reduction of the listing term. This 20's Spanish has been updated and is in move-in condition.

According to the MLS, the home is a 3 bedroom / 2 bath, 1,614 sq ft of living space on a 6,075 sq ft lot.

Los Angeles transportation officials are alerting I-405 and regional freeway motorists of an 80-hour northbound I-405 Freeway closure operation in the Sepulveda Pass this Presidents' Day weekend, February 14 to 18, 2014, and asking motorists to help prevent multi-hour freeway delays.
The closure consists of a partial daytime lane reduction and a full nighttime closure of the freeway’s northbound lanes between Getty Center Dr and Ventura Bl. Approximately 5.6 miles long, the closure equals two-thirds of the length of the entire I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project.
During daytime hours, two northbound lanes will remain open while three lanes will be closed. During nighttime hours, all five northbound freeway lanes will be closed. While the southbound lanes will remain open during daytime hours of the closure, normal closures may occur during nighttime hours.
Sections of the closure will reopen as they are completed. Updates are available at Twitter and Facebook. Call 511 during the closure weekend and say “Jamzilla” or visit go511.com for real-time traffic updates.
Sepulveda Bl will remain at full capacity during the closure, although that street does not have the capacity to move all the traffic diverted from the northbound lane closures.
Traffic control officers provided by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation will help guide drivers at each I-405 northbound on-ramp.
Transportation officials ask drivers detouring from the closed I-10 connectors to use freeways rather than local streets.

80-Hour Lane Reduction, Ramp and Connector Configurations

Northbound Ramps

Daytime Ramp Status

Nighttime Ramp Status

Closure Time (PM)

Sunset Bl on-ramp

Monitored for traffic congestion

Closed

8

Sunset Bl off-ramp

Open

Closed

7

Moraga Dr on-ramp

Closed

Closed

8

Moraga Dr off-ramp

Open

Closed

7

Getty Center Dr on-ramp

Closed

Closed

7

Getty Center Dr off-ramp

Open

Closed

7

Skirball Center Dr on-ramp

Open but subject to closure

Closed

7

Skirball Center Dr off-ramp

Closed

Closed

7

Ventura Bl off-ramp

Open

Closed

10

Due to dynamic conditions such as safety concerns or traffic conditions, all closures are subject to change.

Connector Closures

Daytime Ramp Status

Nighttime Ramp Status

I-10 east to northbound I-405

Closed

Closed

I-10 west to northbound I-405

Closed

Closed

US 101 south to northbound I-405

Open

Open

US 101 north to northbound I-405

Open

Open

The closure—beginning at 10pm Friday, February 14 and ending on Tuesday, February 18 at 6am—allows workers to excavate sections of the future high-occupancy vehicle lane roadway surface and repave those sections, key activities for finishing the project by its scheduled mid-2014 completion date. The 80-hour closure will eliminate several 55-hour closures from the project schedule.

Full northbound nighttime freeway closures will occur at these times:

Friday night, February 14—1 to 6am

Saturday night, February 15—2 to 7am.

Sunday night, February 16—midnight to 5am

Monday night, February 17—midnight to 6am

The designated alternative route for nighttime full closures will be for motorists to take the I-405 northbound off-ramp to westbound Wilshire, take Sepulveda Bl north, returning to the northbound I-405 at the Greenleaf northbound on-ramp.

The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), in conjunction with California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), and a host of law enforcement and emergency response agencies throughout Los Angeles County are asking drivers to avoid traveling northbound through West Los Angeles and the Sepulveda Pass during the three-day President’s Day weekend.

Because of the closures on the heavily traveled northbound lanes of the I-405 and the possibility of major traffic delays, these agencies are asking drivers to eliminate unnecessary automobile trips, avoid the area and/or divert to other freeways.

Without these diversions, traffic conditions on local streets and freeways within the Southern California region could result in multi-hour delays.

Motorists who travel during the February 14 to 18 weekend are advised to prepare their itineraries in advance, monitor real-time traffic conditions prior to beginning their trips, and follow alternative routes. Caltrans computerized message signs along freeways in neighboring counties and other metropolitan regions in Southern California will inform drivers in advance of the closure.

While the I-405 project has completed multiple complex tasks, the contractor must now finish the future high-occupancy vehicle lane between the I-10 and US 101.

In the event of inclement weather during the 80-hour closure, the project will commence continuous weekend closures of the northbound freeway starting the following weekend, February 21 for up to four weekends to complete the originally intended work.

New to Market in Little Holmby is 495 Dalehurst Ave, LA CA 90024 listed at $1,980,000. This is a vintage 2 story Spanish in need of everything. So if your looking for a good fixer or even a teardown opportunity, then this is a great choice in Little Holmby. This house is already 3,755 sq ft and public records has the lot at 10,160 sq ft. So whether you want to gut and work with what is there or start over on the 10k lot, they are good numbers to work with in that neighborhood for the price. The house sits on the corner so you get some views and decent light on two sides of the home. The house is vacant and easy to show. Offers are due this coming Tuesday, February 18th, 2014 and you can bet there will be multiple offers. If you have an interest and want to see it, just give me a call at 310.500.6107 or send me an email at scott@scott-mcintosh.com and I will set it up.

According to the MLS, the home is 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, 3,755 sq ft of living space on a 10,160 sq ft lot, with a pool.

The Westwood home at 2116 Midvale Ave., LA CA 90025 lasted a little over two weeks before entering escrow on 1/09/14. This 30's Spanish was purchased in March of 2013 as a total fixer to be gutted, remodeled and sold. The new finishes have a modern feel and were done tastefully that appeal to the majority of buyers.
On 2/12/14, 2116 Midvale Ave closed about 97%of the asking price at$1,555,000 |$864 $/sf|.
According to the MLS, the home is a 3 bedroom / 2 bath, 1,800 sf of living space on a 6,750 sf lot.